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| Mr Bernard James (standing) receiving instructions from Fr Chrisantus Ndaga |
In the spirit of collaboration and solidarity the new National Communications Coordinator for Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC) Mr. Bernard James visited AMECEA Secretariat department of Social Communications as well as Waumini Communications Limited of Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) as part of his orientation process to his new office.
“My main intention for visiting these two institutions was to learn a thing or two in terms of coordination, resource mobilization, ICT as well as networking,” Said Mr. Bernard James who took over the office in January 2016.
Mr. Bernard who comes from the secular media, is an alumni of St. Augustine University of Tanzania SAUT. He is confident that with the information he got from AMECEA and KCCB, his plans for the department will be a success.
He noted that he needed more information on social media, which is increasingly becoming an important tool for evangelization work in this IT era. He was glad with the assistance he had gotten from the new ICT office at AMECEA. "Already we have twitter and Facebook accounts as well as a blog and a website at the Tanzanian Secretariat but our goal is to make these platforms vibrant tools for promoting the works of evangelization.”
The New coordinator plans to organize a workshop for all diocesan communications coordinators as well as directors of Catholic Media houses in Tanzania to create a forum for empowerment, networking and sharing of experiences which will go a long way in insuring better communication services throughout the conference.
Previously Bernard worked as a producer and presenter at a local TV station in Tanzania.
By Pamela Adinda, AMECEA Online News